The customs duty from gold imports could be approximately Rs 8,000 crore, about less than half of what was collected a year ago.
In a sensational claim, a suspended Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad officer has told a Solapur court that two of the absconding accused in 2008 Malegaon blasts case are in fact dead but falsely shown as "alive" by high ranking police officers.
Each member will separately sign the agreement & it will become effective only after the last member signs the pact.
Hard selling India as an investment destination at the WEF, Modi said the government is following the principle of reform, perform and transform.
The Bollywood actress and her personal trainer have been infected with the H1N1 virus, reports Haresh Pandya from Rajkot.
'Genuine mistakes can and must be forgiven,' argues Vivek Gumaste.
Sleep has been a casualty for Vijay Shekhar Sharma, whose wallet company Paytm has a user base of close to 150 million and is working 20 hours a day.
Modi had campaigned with promises of jobs, infrastructure and development.
AG Mukul Rohatgi led the Indian delegation at the UN Human Rights Council.
Last year, FDI cap in insurance was hiked to 49%
A day ahead of the nationwide protests planned by the opposition against demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the move and warned unscrupulous people using the Jan Dhan accounts of the poor to launder their black money of strict action.
ArthaKranti wants the government to abolish income tax and 56 other taxes and replace it by a banking transaction tax.
'There is economic danger: Not inflation, but a slowdown that feeds an employment crisis,' says T N Ninan.
Three recent initiatives kicked off with renewed vigour to improve governance were actually started, perhaps in a different format by the UPA government.
Will this team of 12 change the way films are certified in India?
After the Bihar setback, these are the issues the PM must address to maintain the people's faith in him.
The meeting will be attended by all heads and EDs of public sector banks
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
According to a nation-wide survey on financial behaviour, India has the highest account dormancy rate even more than countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
A top US university is "walking away" from the $3 million grants it received to establish endowed chairs in India studies after alleged that the donors had "extreme right-wing notions".
Social integration with inclusion is is most necessary.
Foxconn, which is Apple's largest manufactures, has decided to set up a manufacturing base in India
Care for the vintage vibe? Learn from Bollywood.
Govt expects to save Rs 10,000 crore through this move.
The e-filing website of the I-T department would now provide a facility to pre-validate bank account details.
'I don't compete with anyone but myself.' Sonam Kapoor speaks her mind.
'You would never ask a man what we ask actresses, "Now that she is getting married, will she work?"' 'Nobody asks men these questions; this mindset must change.'
When Bollywood beauties bring their A-game to the red carpet...
With the Modi government close to completing its two years in office, a new survey on Saturday said nearly half of the respondents (49 per cent) feel "no change" in their living standards while another 15 per cent feel the situation has actually worsened.
The Survey estimated that a UBI that reduces poverty to 0.5 per cent would cost 4-5 per cent of GDP, assuming that those in the top 25 per cent income bracket are not part of the loop.
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed a joint session of Parliament ahead of the budget session which began on Tuesday. Here are the highlights of President Pranab Mukherjee's speech:
He said the government was committed to protecting their rights. It was committed to working on the path of development and asked them to educate their children.
On Sunday, August 9, over 400 California-based community leaders from various organisations and inter-faith groups gathered under the Indo-American Community of West Coast USA banner, some of whom were the first to sign up for the event.
A look at the week's hits and misses.
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Banking as we know it will stand on its head in the next 10 years.
'Change is the rule of politics.'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced several reforms.
